Responding to the Media Green Paper, News Media Association chairman Lord Black of Brentwood said: “A strong and healthy democracy depends upon a wide range of voices, including a diverse and plural media, to debate the issues that matter....

In response to the introduction of Anti-SLAPP Private Members’ Bills in both the House of Lords, by Baroness Stowell, and in the House of Commons, by John Whittingdale MP, News Media Association general counsel Sayra Tekin has said: “Strategic...

In response to the King’s Speech today, Sayra Tekin, general counsel, News Media Association, has said: “We are disappointed that the government has not used the King’s Speech to take forward its longstanding and widely supported commitment to legislate...

Local news organisations across the UK are today taking part in a coordinated Day of Action against abusive legal threats known as SLAPPs, led by the News Media Association in partnership with the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition. The day brings...

News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith has been appointed managing director, public policy, at dmg media starting in May 2026. He will replace editor emeritus Peter Wright, who will be retiring after 47 years with the company. Owen...

Plans for a new law granting police firearms officers facing criminal proceedings a presumption of anonymity have been slammed as an affront to the principles of open justice. A coalition of media businesses, journalists, advocacy and human rights organisations...

A change to criminal procedure rules to explicitly require proper notification of journalists when discretionary reporting restrictions are applied for in the courts will strengthen the principles of open justice, the News Media Association has said.   Announced today, the...

Sayra Tekin, legal director at the News Media Association, has welcomed a coroner’s decision to revisit a ruling, after a challenge from the media. Crispin Butler, the HM Senior Coroner for Buckinghamshire, announced last October that an inquest into...

Responding to the government’s response to the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee’s Future of News report, News Media Association chief executive, Owen Meredith, said: “We welcome the government’s commitment to supporting a sustainable local news media sector...